Where does “Haw” come from?
Haw comes from Old English haga, from Proto-Germanic hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, ultimately from the root kagʰ-.
Haw (English): A river in the US state of North Carolina
Definitions
- A river in the US state of North Carolina
Ancestry of “Haw”, step by step
Haw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English haga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | haga | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Middle English ha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ha | Alternative form of he; Alternative form of heo;... |
| 2 | Middle English | haven | to have |
| 3 | Old English | habban | to have, to possess; have |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habbjan | to have; to lift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |